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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volume 43, Issue 31, 2 August 2018, Pages 14140-14157

Multi-criteria optimization of an integrated energy system

with thermoelectric generator, parabolic trough solar collector
and electrolysis for hydrogen production
Ali Habibollahzade a, Ehsan Gholamian a, Pouria Ahmadi b , Amirmohammad Behzadi a

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Highlights
• An integrated renewable system is proposed for enhanced power generation.

• A thermoelectric generator is used instead of the condenser.

• A proton exchange membrane electrolyzer is established for hydrogen

production.

• The proposed system is optimized by multi-objective optimization.

• Exergy efficiency and total product cost are 63.96% and 13.29$/GJ at optimum
point, respectively.

Abstract

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11/11/2020 Multi-criteria optimization of an integrated energy system with thermoelectric generator, parabolic trough solar collector and electrol…

In this research paper, a newly energy system consisting of parabolic trough solar collectors
(PTSC) field, a thermoelectric generator (TEG), a Rankine cycle and a proton exchange
membrane (PEM) is proposed. The integration is performed by establishing a TEG instead of
the condenser as power generation and cooling unit thereafter surplus power output of the
TEG is transferred to the PEM electrolyzer for hydrogen production. The integrated
renewable energy system is comprehensively modeled and influence of the effective
parameters is investigated on exergy and economic indicators through the parametric study to
better understand the system performance. Engineering equation solver (EES) as a potential
engineering tool is used to simulate the system and obtain the desired results. In order to
optimize the system, a developed multi-objective genetic algorithm MATLAB code is applied
to determine the optimum operating conditions of the system. Obtained results demonstrate
that at optimum working condition from exergy viewpoint, exergy efficiency and total cost are
12.76% and 61.69 $/GJ, respectively. Multi-objective optimization results further show that the
final optimal point which is well-balanced between exergy efficiency and total cost, has the
maximum exergy efficiency of 13.29% and total cost of 63.96 $/GJ, respectively. The
corresponding values for exergy efficiency and total cost are 10.01% and 60.21 $/GJ for
optimum working condition from economic standpoint. Furthermore, hydrogen production
at well-balanced operating condition would be 2.28 kg/h. Eventually, the results indicate that
establishing the TEG unit instead of the condenser is a promising method to optimize the
performance of the system and reduce total cost.

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Keywords
Solar collector; PEME; Multi-objective optimization; TEG; PTSC; Thermoelectric
generator

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